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We were roughly challenged by their sentries as we passed, and were instantly told “not to remain in their neighborhood.””,”We were roughly challenged by their sentries as we passed, and were instantly told “not to remain in their neighborhood.” Accordingly we passed on for about half a mile in advance, and bivouacked on some rising ground above a slight hollow in which we found water.The following morning was clear, and the mountain of Belignan, within three or four miles, was a fine object to direct our course. I could distinctly see some enormous trees at the foot of the mountain near a village, and I hastened forward, as I hoped to procure a guide who would also act as interpreter, many of the natives in the vicinity of Gondokoro having learned a little Arabic from the traders. We cantered on ahead of the party, regardless of the assurance of our unwilling men that the natives were not to be trusted, and we soon arrived beneath the shade of a cluster of most superb trees. The village was within a quarter of a mile, situated at the very base of the abrupt mountain. The natives seeing us alone had no fear, and soon thronged around us. The chief understood a few words of Arabic, and I offered a large payment of copper bracelets and beads for a guide. After much discussion and bargaining a bad-looking fellow offered to guide us to Ellyria, but no farther. This was about twenty-eight or thirty miles distant, and it was of vital importance that we should pass through that tribe before the trader’s party should raise them against us. I had great hopes of outmarching the trader’s party, as they would be delayed in Belignan by ivory transactions with the chief. -Samuel White Baker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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